Sorry Spurs need to be opposed at the Madejski September 13, 2012 Reading Tottenham Sunday – 4.00pm ANDRE Villas-Boas had a nightmare introduction to the Premier League as Chelsea boss last season and that nightmare is showing no signs of stopping after the early rounds of this campaign. Tottenham had a tricky opening fixture at Newcastle and defeat to the Magpies was certainly no disgrace. However, since [...]
Sunderland Liverpool September 13, 2012 IT has been an incredibly emotional week for everyone involved with Liverpool Football Club and if ever a team is likely to be fired up for a game, it is the Reds against Sunderland in tomorrow’s early evening kick-off. Brendan Rodgers, similarly to Villas-Boas, will be very disappointed with the start his team has made [...]
Stoke Manchester City September 13, 2012 ROBERTO Mancini will not be relishing a trip to the Britannia Stadium tomorrow having endured a torrid time there in recent seasons. The defending champions have needed late equalisers to scrape two draws from their past two visits and were well beaten in the remaining three contests at the ground since Stoke’s return to the [...]
St Leger artist Gosden out for more Doncaster glory with Michelangelo September 13, 2012 THE excitement and anticipation is building on Town Moor as Doncaster prepares to welcome Camelot tomorrow for the final Classic of the season. The Aidan O’Brien-trained colt will bid for racing immortality by securing the Ladbrokes St Leger (3.40pm), part of the QIPCO British Champion Series and, with it, the English Triple Crown, last held [...]
Ceiling yet to be reached with Tom Dascombe’s Kitty September 13, 2012 CAMELOT may be the big focus on Town Moor but that shouldn’t detract from the rest of the Doncaster festival and today’s card is packed full of talent. In the Group Two Flying Childers Stakes (1.15pm) I cannot see why CEILING KITTY is as big as 15/2 with Paddy Power. Greenness rather found out the [...]
Now for justice for the 96, say Hillsborough campaigners September 12, 2012 HILLSBOROUGH campaigners last night demanded the punishment of those involved in covering up details of the disaster and a new inquest into the deaths of 96 Liverpool supporters following the publication of an independent report into the 1989 stadium crush. The Hillsborough Independent Panel found that South Yorkshire Police amended 164 statements to reflect better [...]
Pietersen could earn recall for India Test tour September 12, 2012 BATSMAN Kevin Pietersen is being considered for an England recall and could yet be selected for the autumn tour of India after the squad’s original announcement was delayed until Tuesday. England’s tour party was scheduled to be revealed today but the England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed that it has been deliberately delayed so [...]
The poor Ukraine result is down to the same old problems September 12, 2012 I WAS at Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier between England and Ukraine, and I have to say that I thought it was a very disappointing result. England were very poor as a team. They couldn’t dominate the game for any great length of time. There was no build up of pressure. Ukraine looked very comfortable, and [...]
Cavendish takes the tour of Britain lead September 12, 2012 BRITAIN’S Mark Cavendish yesterday took the overall lead of the Tour of Britain by winning the race’s fourth stage for his second successive victory. The Team Sky rider said: “I’m really happy to have gone into the lead, and although I can’t see myself keeping the jersey, we’d like to keep it in the team.” [...]
Terry and Cole return to training September 12, 2012 ■ FOOTBALL: Chelsea defenders John Terry and Ashley Cole have returned to light training ahead of the club’s Premier League fixture against QPR on Saturday. If selected, Terry could face Anton Ferdinand for the first time since being cleared of racially abusing him in a court case this summer.